“I love the material as well as help with developing us as an artist with an insight to how the company works.” – Rachael Hooper, Participant, August 2015

“Our course leader knew so much and really took the time to help us, both individually and as a group. In the course there was room to learn new skills and also explore our own individual voices. It was really good working on improv in some of our class time!” – Dixie Webb-Heller, Participant, August 2015

“To be given a space to explore and experiment with material and be encouraged to make and learn from your mistakes is refreshing and builds your confidence. Esteban was a brilliant leader. He was friendly, supportive and encouraging.” – Victoria Horan, Participant, August 2015

“I was so moved to see students who struggle to communicate in the mainstream setting achieving so much…One who has been the victim of bullying led a section of the session, showing others how to do something and a boy with dyspraxia gained the confidence to dance in front of a room full of parents and children which moved both myself and his mother to tears (of joy)” – Sonia Sivyer, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, The Rainbow Centre, May 2015

“This week has not only challenged and developed how I work with my body but I have come away feeling like I have worked intellectually and used my mind and ideas to discover new material and characters” – Charlotte Hannah, Participant, August 2014

“This workshop has completely changed the way I think about dance.  Its made me far more open minded to new ways of moving and performing” – Genevieve Reeves, Participant, August 2014

“Thank you for a very inspiring, creative and physically challenging week which I have learnt so much during and which I will take with me into my training” – Kathryn Hewson, Participant, August 2014

“In the Jasmin Vardimon Summer Intensive I have learnt that the most innovative ideas are sometimes the simplest and that when you let your body do the thinking sometimes something unique and beautiful comes out” – Olivia Calder, Participant, August 2014

“This was a once in a lifetime thing!” – Pupil from Selling School, May 2014

“Fun and cool.  Really inspired me to dance and they definitely impressed me.  I WANT TO BE A LEADER!” – Pupil from Godinton Primary School, May 2014

“The children really enjoyed the afternoon.  They loved working with the students and dancers from the company and enjoyed working with pupils of a range of ages from different schools.  It was a fantastic opportunity for them to work in a dance studio, something which none of them had done before.  The dancers from the company were really good with the children.” -Teacher from Godinton Primary, May 2014

“Really lovely ideas, performance was excellent and really professional and great for our pupil’s cultural awareness.  I enjoyed watching our children interact with pupils from other schools” – Teacher from Highview School, May 2014

“Having joined in with the Open Week I would love to do the JV2 course!” – Sheryl Miller, Participant, January 2014

“I really enjoyed the diversity of the week.  The standard of the group was really good which helped to push my physicality” – Josephine Terme, Participant, January 2014

“I had a fantastic time, thank you!” – Rosalie Spawls, Participant, January 2014

“I really enjoyed the whole day! Tim taught a fantastic day! Thank you for a wonderful and challenging day, I really enjoyed myself!” – KJ Mortimer, Participant, January 2014

“The tutor was especially excellent, very welcoming and gave constant feedback which really helped me as a dancer” – Amy Toner, Participant, January 2014